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The 100 most influential books ever written : the history of thought from ancient times to today

Identifies one hundred works which have radically altered the course of civilization. Arranged chronologically from the I Ching (c. 1500 B.C.E.) to Skinner's Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971), each entry includes historical background, an overview of the text, facts about the author and the creation of the work, the factors that warrant the work's inclusion in this list, and an analysis of the effect of the work on our lives today.Read more...

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Identifies one hundred works which have radically altered the course of civilization. Arranged chronologically from the I Ching (c. 1500 B.C.E.) to Skinner's Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971), each entry includes historical background, an overview of the text, facts about the author and the creation of the work, the factors that warrant the work's inclusion in this list, and an analysis of the effect of the work on our lives today.